Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin, 1925)
African moon tetra
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv


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Family:  Alestidae (African tetras)
Max. size:  8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.30000019073486 - 7.30000019073486; dH range: 5 - 12
Distribution:  Africa: Sangha River drainage in Republic of Congo (Ref. 42032, 53209) and Cameroon (Ref. 110423), and Pool Malebo (Ref. 42032), Lake Tumba (Ref. 41580), middle Congo River, lower Lomami (Ref. 42032, 106245), Itimbiri and lower Lualaba (Ref. 110423) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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